Definition of "fleuron" in Englisch

noun

1. An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower

2. (architecture) The small decorative flower at the centre of each side of a Corinthian abacus; a flos.

3. (typography) A decorative typographic element, used to separate passages or simply for decoration. Often doubled, e.g. 🙚 🙘 or 🙘🙚, or combined with other fleurons into a short line.

   • Fleurons include ❦, 🙐, 🙘, 🙠, 🙨, ☘, 🙬, 🕊, ✾, 𐡷, 𐫱.